I laugh all the time (it's more of a nervous thing and I get embarrassed about it sometimes 😅), but we're generally very happy people. I'm glad it makes other people happy as well. 🥰
Your subscriber number rocket high in such a short period of time. Congratulations!!🎉🎉 When you see over 10 people queuing in front of a food stall, it may worth a try.
Thanks so much for joining us on this delicious adventure through Beijing. Let us know in the comments which snack you’d want to try-or if there’s something we missed that we should add to our list! And if you’re enjoying our journey through China, please consider subscribing to help us reach our goal of 100k subscribers. Your support means the world to us and keeps us exploring! 🥰 www.youtube.com/@mikeandashley?sub_confirmation=1
A sweet infectious laugh and a good sense of humour - that's all it takes to make life so much more fun and the world a better place for everybody !! You've got them . Will go along with you guys on this fun journey.
That’s so interesting! We’re glad we got a little sneak peek of what Peking duck tastes like. We tried to go to a few Peking duck restaurants, but they all had three-hour waits when we went. 😭 Hopefully next time!
Yeah, that's a very good tip. A lot of historic places in Beijing (namely the temple of heaven) is classified as a museum, and museums in Beijing are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so you don't want to plan your trip to them on those days.
Yeah, we're glad we knew ahead of time so we weren't disappointed when we got there. The museums being closed made for a great excuse to film a food video! 🤣
Doornail meatpie got the name because it somewhat resembles the doornails on historic buildings such as the Forbidden City, both in size and shape. The shredded pork is actually pork sirloin, and the wrap is thin tofu, and the pancake is actually savory pancake, cut into strips, and stir fried.
The "beef pancake" thing you tried at last is"Chow Bing" (炒饼)😍 The translation can be a bit confusing because Bing literally means pancake. In fact, it’s more like shredded tortilla stir fried with veges, egg and soy sause. In northern china like Beijing and Hebei, chow bing is a regional substitute for chow mein (stir-fried noodles). Hope this clears up the confusion haha
The last dish is called fried shredded pancake. A pancake was made firstly, then it was cut into shreds, and fried with different vegetables or eggs or pork or beef or some other ingredients.😊 It's a kind of traditional dish in northern China.
The so-called pancake wraps you guys had are actually a type of food made from soybeans. It is the thin layer that forms on the surface of heated soy milk when making tofu. The process involves boiling soy milk, and as it cools, a thin film forms on the surface, which is carefully skimmed off and dried into sheets. Tofu skin has a chewy texture and a subtle, mildly nutty flavour, which might be where the earthy flavour comes from.
Thank you for explaining that! We had no idea it was made from soy milk-so fascinating! That definitely explains the unique texture and earthy flavor we couldn’t quite pinpoint. 😊
@@mikeandashley There will be a long list. 😄 @sunkissedbucketlist The "Mixue Couple" has visited China four or five times since last year, and they only visited a small part of China. So much to explore.
Welcome to China! If possible, welcome to visit Guizhou Province. Guizhou has a completely different natural landscape (karst landform) and a variety of food from Beijing. Welcome to come and experience it.❤❤❤
Yeah, we knew the price beforehand, but since I have a hard time saying no, we decided to go for it. It ended up being a fun experience, so for us, it was worth it this one time. 😊
Hi really enjoyed your videos. ❤ Donkey meat is popular in Beijing but not in other part of China.😅 As a southern people live somewhere near Shanghai I had never tried donkey meat and I am curious how it’s taste. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Beijing is the capital of China but if we talk about the food capital in China I think it definitely goes to Guangdong province which serves the authentic Cantonese cuisine. The food in Beijing is a bit lack of character in my opinion. 😅 Hope you’ll travel to Guangdong later. But if you travel to Chengdu and you like spicy food it’s also food heaven there. Have a nice time in China! ❤
Thank you so much! Donkey meat was a unique experience for us, and now you’ve got us curious about authentic Cantonese cuisine in Guangdong. We’d love to explore it one day! 😊
well.I found special place for you guys,you guys will definitely surprised abt it😂one is beijing chaoyang liangma river(💯💯💯 reviews),second is 北京首钢园（very large for biking）🌝🌝
is 11pm in vancouver, and im still watching your vlog about my hometown and procrastinating on my work… hope to have a chance to show you guys around next time
Just to answer your question on global internet outage - China is top notch for its infrastructures including electricity and internet connections. I’ve lived in Beijing until 2010 and visited multiple times these years. The last time where I experienced a power outage was probably 2005😂😂 Even if there were any, it would get fixed within seconds 👌
At the last restaurant in the video, the first dish 京酱肉丝 JingJiangRouSi (which means Beijing Sauce Meat Shreds) the wrap is made from sheets of Tofu curd. The second one 炒饼 ChaoBing, which means stir fried "pancake", it's a Chinese styled pancake which is basically a flour mixture that's pan fried, and usually used for wrapping, or just eating. For the dish Ashley had, they cut the pancake into thin slices along with cabbage, carrots, eggs, etc and kinda resembles fried noodles in a way. 🥰
Can’t wait to see your videos ! So nice you guys already tried so many things in Beijing. As a vegetarian, I haven’t ate those food for years , but they look really good in your video, just near South Luogu lane there is North Luogu Lane and Baochao Lane, which I love more, quiet and nice. Wish you have fun in the following days !
Welcome to China❤ glad to see you guys enjoy so much in Beijing. If you guys love giant pandas, tea culture and hot pot, then welcome to my hometown Chengdu🥳🥳
The tortoise jelly IS actually what it says. It's made with medicinal herb and tortoise shells, which is high in gelatin. The jelly is bitter, but usually served with sweet toppings.
Bing, which loosely translate to flatbread or pancake, is one of the important carb portion of the meal. The thin unfermented one is like tortilla. The thicker one on the other hand, is made from cultured wheat flour and can be made as thick as a pancake. Hence the name fried pancake.
The penultimate dish in the video is called Beijing soy sauce shredded pork with dried tofu, made with a sauce unique to Beijing (sweet noodle sauce).AND WELCOME！！
It's shredded pancake sauteed with cabbage, this restaurant is very down to earth, the dishes are regular family dishes. But it's a pity that you missed Xiaolongxia(small lobsters) in Gui Jie, because it's what this street is most famous for! And the reason why the restaurants on this street look so quiet is because you came too early in the evening, they usually get busy after 11pm.
Ah! That explains it! Yea, we typically don’t stay up that late. 😅😅😅 Perhaps we’ll shift our schedule when we return to China and wake up a bit later and stay up later so we can experience the REAL nightlife.
Rickshaws are much more expensive than taxis. Rickshaws in China are not passenger vehicles, but sightseeing vehicles in China, so they are very expensive.
Welcome to my hometown,Beijing.The drum tower and bell tower that you see often appear together in traditional Chinese cities.Before the Middle Ages,the ringing of the bell in the morning would signal the opening of the city gates;the beating of the drum in the evening would signal the closing of the city gates.This is known in Chinese as"morning bells and evening drums."The DeSheng Men Arrow Tower,which means"Victory through Virtue"in Chinese,was the departure point for armies to resist the attacks of nomadic tribes in the past.This also reflects the Chinese culture's obsession with"virtue,"as Confucius believed that morality is the most important thing.Even in the face of hostility,one should try to influence enemies with morality rather than force.Thus,even the gate from which troops marched out to war is called the"Gate of Triumphing through Virtue."
The dish you ordered last was not a pancake,it's called"Jingjiang Shredded Pork."Jingjiang Shredded Pork is typically made by stir-frying pork tenderloin seasoned with sweet bean sauce,and is served with shredded scallions and tofu skin(not pancakes).The tofu skin is used to wrap the shredded pork and scallions,which creates an excellent combination of texture and flavor.This dish is not only very popular in Beijing but also enjoyed by people across the country.
That is so interesting! We love learning about the history of the places we visit. And thanks for clarifying the dish! Beijing has been such an amazing experience. 😊
43:00 The yellow wrap is called dried tofu or tofu skin. The sweetness is coming from sweet fermented flour sauce, which is also used in Peking duck dishes. 45:00 This dish is cabbage & shredded wheat flour pancake stir-fry. There maybe shredded pork beaf or egg in it, too.
Bejing has pandas. You guys can go to the Beijing Zoo to watch pandas. There is actually a celebrity panda, Meng Lan(萌兰), in Beijing zoo, and people waits in long lines to see him.
We very sad to say we didn't. 😭 We tried, but the lines were too long (three hours or more), and we ran out of time. We'll be back though and won't make the same mistake! 😅
@@mikeandashley Just curious if any of you play Jazz/funk/Blues? great music taste, perfect for the video! and if you have any questions regarding travelling in China, I can help. I grew up there for 18 yrs
Hey there! Glad you also like Donkey Burger(驴肉火烧). There are types of them, both from our province Hebei. One is from baoding city, with round cake(burger) and juicy donkey meat inside and the other is from cangzhou city, with rectangle cake(burger) and kinda dry meat. Everyone has his choice for sure, personally I prefer the baoding version. What you ate was obvioulsy from cangzhou and glad you enloyed it!
The wrapper at 43:25 is dried bean curd. The dish itself is actually not from Sichuan. Instead it is a famous Beijing dish: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jing_Jiang_Rou_Si
That’s amazing. We are happy we were able to try something local, even though we stumbled into a Sichuan place! And interesting, dried bean curd! It was honestly one of my favorite things I’ve eaten in a while. The flavors were so good. Thank you for sharing! 🙏 And thanks for watching our video! ✨
Looks like the "stumpy" chopstick is due to using it upside down. Be careful when you do that since the stumpy part is not necessarily smooth, and you might get stung by splinters. Love your vlogs.
The luogu in nanluogu xiang means gong and drum, so a full translation would be south gong and drum lane. But that name is a pun in China, the lane actually doesn't have much to do with gong or drum, it's somewhat curvy, somewhat resembling someone with a hunchback, so it was originally known as hunchback lane, or luoguo xiang, but over time, the name warped into the similar sounding luogu xiang, and then it was divided into north and south sections.
nooo 簋街 GuiJie does not mean ghost street, actually 簋 means the container for foods in ancient China . it's probably because 簋 has exactly same pronunciation with 鬼 (ghost)， so you guys misunderstood it as ghost street.
Your videos are so good. It was very atmospheric and I subscribed immediately. I am a Cantonese, and you are welcome to come to Guangdong and try our food. Guangdong has special morning tea、dim sum and many beautiful scenery. I fully understand the troubles foreigners have when facing the Chinese language, which hinders the willingness of many travelers to come to China. In this vast land, we Chinese can live happily for a lifetime without learning English. Of course, there are many reasons for this. If there is no language barrier, I believe you will find more surprises on your journey! Like I said, language gets in the way of a lot of fun😍（The above is Google Translate）
Maybe what you guys should do is to get some recommendations from the locals online for foodies places where locals go, because touristy places are usually more expensive and less authentic. -The details verifications on alipay is to verify the details on your id/passport and having a local phone number helps. The china authority has made it very easy and straight forward to obtain a temporary sum card.
Thanks for the tip! In an upcoming video, we visit a hot pot restaurant recommended by a friend we made in Beijing-it was amazing! We try to be mindful about showing people on camera to respect their privacy, but we absolutely love connecting with locals and getting their recommendations. 😊
Welcome to my hometown,TaiZhou in Zhejiang province.famous for nian'gao soup,various flavor of wheat pancake,i highly recommend"molded dried vegetable&pork"and"pumpkin&pork"flavor,and the seafood.😂
Your observation about the QR code and payments. In the UK earlier this year, I forget which store it was, but their POS (point of sale) system went down and they had to close all their stores that day. I can only imagine how much that cost them.
Thanks for the recommendation! I think we end up in Qianmen in an upcoming video, but I'll have to check with Mike when we gets home. We went to so many places that its hard to keep up. 😅
"China consumes the #1 beer of everyone of all on the planet" 😁Well, that should've been obvious to myself, Mike, Ashley, and everyone else in the comments. China is only a very recent #2 (the #2 being due to Muslim-afaying) due to India, and also do consider, populations go in order from India, China, USA, Indonesia as 1.4 G, 1.3 G, 3.3 M, 2.4 M as such.
@@mikeandashley Cheers！I've been to the Chinese cities which most of youtubers'visited. I am in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region now(came here with a little bit ignorant bias lol at the beginning). Knowing its not part of your plan this time but I personally recommend you a traveling route Gansu to Xinjiang, you gonna love it, the culture/the nature is obsolutely amazine and its totally different from other parts of China. Anyway, thanks for reply, I wish you guys enjoy your journey, stay safe and all the best.
That ‘s true that people likes to laugh from time to time or smile ( naturally) are charming. They light up your day.
I laugh all the time (it's more of a nervous thing and I get embarrassed about it sometimes 😅), but we're generally very happy people. I'm glad it makes other people happy as well. 🥰
Wow guys!!! All of that food, you have us drooling over here! 🤤 China is definitely calling us! 🫶
It was a food coma waiting to happen! 😅
Every year from May 8th to June 30th, and from September 3rd to October 31st! This period is the best time to visit China!
@@cloudwithwind574 4月就很好，春天的花正在盛开，5月就进入夏天了。北京最好的季节是秋天，9月最好，不过要想看西山红叶还是要到10月底--11月初。
You guys should go. China recently granted many countries visa-free entry for 30 days. This never happened before.
@@puga4202 we would love to but I’m from UK and don’t have the option yet… 😔
Your subscriber number rocket high in such a short period of time. Congratulations!!🎉🎉 When you see over 10 people queuing in front of a food stall, it may worth a try.
It's very exciting to see! Thank you so much! 🥰
@@mikeandashley 欢迎来到北京
Thank you for having an open mind about China
Oh wow, thank you so much! 🥺🫶
We try to have an open mind about everywhere we travel! It’s important to experience places to gain real perspective.
Thanks so much for joining us on this delicious adventure through Beijing. Let us know in the comments which snack you’d want to try-or if there’s something we missed that we should add to our list!
And if you’re enjoying our journey through China, please consider subscribing to help us reach our goal of 100k subscribers. Your support means the world to us and keeps us exploring! 🥰 www.youtube.com/@mikeandashley?sub_confirmation=1
You should visit Shanghai, Shenzhen
try asking for a Roger Moore XDDD youll love a Roger Moore XDDD
China is a colorful country
It really is! We were blown away by what we saw. 🥰
Mike’s mustache is iconic, and Ashely’s giggle is contagious. U guys r just fun to watch. 🎉👍🤗
Haha, thank you so much! 🥰
A sweet infectious laugh and a good sense of humour - that's all it takes to make life so much more fun and the world a better place for everybody !! You've got them . Will go along with you guys on this fun journey.
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️
I really really love your charming smile! Welcome to China, and I wish you a wonderful journey in Beijing!
Thanks! We had a fantastic time in Beijing! 🥰
Wow, finally updated, I really like your smile.
Thank you! 😁
why is everybody hitting on them XDD
welcome to china bro . thanks for everything
Thanks for watching! 😊❤️
Waiting for the next episode❤
I’m starting work on it tomorrow! 😅 It will be out next Sunday at the same time! We’re happy you enjoy them. 🙏🙏🙏
Love your smile and positive energy ❤ Welcome to China
I love you guys for your lovely and down-to-earth personalities. Enjoy your trip in China.
Thank you so much! 🥰
I like this lady's smile
最后吃的叫“京酱肉丝”，是北京有名的菜品，最早是穷人模仿北京烤鸭的吃法，用薄饼卷肉丝和大葱。后来被某位厨师改良成豆腐皮了，味道和北京烤鸭接近。
That’s so interesting! We’re glad we got a little sneak peek of what Peking duck tastes like. We tried to go to a few Peking duck restaurants, but they all had three-hour waits when we went. 😭 Hopefully next time!
Yeah, that's a very good tip. A lot of historic places in Beijing (namely the temple of heaven) is classified as a museum, and museums in Beijing are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so you don't want to plan your trip to them on those days.
Yeah, we're glad we knew ahead of time so we weren't disappointed when we got there. The museums being closed made for a great excuse to film a food video! 🤣
Butt blower killed me LOL you guys are so cute !
😂😂😂 Thank you! We can be silly sometimes. 😅😅😅
Doornail meatpie got the name because it somewhat resembles the doornails on historic buildings such as the Forbidden City, both in size and shape. The shredded pork is actually pork sirloin, and the wrap is thin tofu, and the pancake is actually savory pancake, cut into strips, and stir fried.
Oh, how cool! Thanks for letting us know! 😊
Harbin Ice World Festival is just around the corner. Why not make a plan to Harbin😊😊😊
We're seriously considering it! 🥰
I love Ashley's smile face❤ cure😊
Thank you. 🥰
Finally waiting for your video❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoy the video. 🥰🥰🥰
The "beef pancake" thing you tried at last is"Chow Bing" (炒饼)😍 The translation can be a bit confusing because Bing literally means pancake. In fact, it’s more like shredded tortilla stir fried with veges, egg and soy sause. In northern china like Beijing and Hebei, chow bing is a regional substitute for chow mein (stir-fried noodles). Hope this clears up the confusion haha
That helps a lot! Thanks so much for explaining. It was delicious! 🤗
The last dish is called fried shredded pancake. A pancake was made firstly, then it was cut into shreds, and fried with different vegetables or eggs or pork or beef or some other ingredients.😊 It's a kind of traditional dish in northern China.
Ah, the name makes sense now. Thank you for sharing! It was delicious. 😊
You guys are so adorable. Ashley. You’re so cute. I love your smile. And Mike is a very caring person. So nice to watch you guys.
The so-called pancake wraps you guys had are actually a type of food made from soybeans. It is the thin layer that forms on the surface of heated soy milk when making tofu. The process involves boiling soy milk, and as it cools, a thin film forms on the surface, which is carefully skimmed off and dried into sheets. Tofu skin has a chewy texture and a subtle, mildly nutty flavour, which might be where the earthy flavour comes from.
Thank you for explaining that! We had no idea it was made from soy milk-so fascinating! That definitely explains the unique texture and earthy flavor we couldn’t quite pinpoint. 😊
Beijing looks like a really good time ! Hope there are plans to explore the other Chinese cities 🤞
We had a great time and are so excited to explore more of China! Any recommendations? 😊
@@mikeandashley
Lijiang old town and Blue moon valley in Yunnan province 🎉🎉🎉
@@mikeandashley There will be a long list. 😄 @sunkissedbucketlist The "Mixue Couple" has visited China four or five times since last year, and they only visited a small part of China. So much to explore.
@@mikeandashley Xi'an and Hangzhou are highly recommended
Welcome to China! If possible, welcome to visit Guizhou Province. Guizhou has a completely different natural landscape (karst landform) and a variety of food from Beijing. Welcome to come and experience it.❤❤❤
我去，现在吹个糖人都60块了？好家伙，我小时候才几块。
驴肉火烧一定要在饼热的时候吃，饼凉了以后会变硬，你们应该来碗驴肉汤，撒上香菜和白胡椒粉，喜欢辣的可以来点辣椒油，喝完了以后全身暖和，会很舒服。
你们应该深入胡同里去找一些餐馆，我看你们现在吃饭的地方都是旅游景点，价格比我们平时吃的餐馆贵30%。如果你不知道那个胡同里的餐馆好吃，可以用“大众点评”这个APP里的推荐，价格适中，味道不错。
We were legitimately shocked by the price. 😅
@@mikeandashleyit's just 10 yuan in Dali. you should ask the price firstly😅
吹糖人好像有点贵，不过怎么说呢，这就是一个手艺，有娱乐价值，你不能简单把它看成一个食品，所以价格高些也是必然的。这就看顾客是否愿意接受了。出去玩总要经历些特别的东西嘛，总不能全是在吃。
Yeah, we knew the price beforehand, but since I have a hard time saying no, we decided to go for it. It ended up being a fun experience, so for us, it was worth it this one time. 😊
是啊，太贵了！离开家乡后还没再去过北锣那边，曾经周末的最爱，北锣宝钞，怀念❤
Thank you for this very informative video
Thank you so much for watching! 🥰
looking forward to the next video
Thanks so much! We hope you enjoy it. 😊
Hi really enjoyed your videos. ❤ Donkey meat is popular in Beijing but not in other part of China.😅 As a southern people live somewhere near Shanghai I had never tried donkey meat and I am curious how it’s taste. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Beijing is the capital of China but if we talk about the food capital in China I think it definitely goes to Guangdong province which serves the authentic Cantonese cuisine. The food in Beijing is a bit lack of character in my opinion. 😅 Hope you’ll travel to Guangdong later. But if you travel to Chengdu and you like spicy food it’s also food heaven there. Have a nice time in China! ❤
Thank you so much! Donkey meat was a unique experience for us, and now you’ve got us curious about authentic Cantonese cuisine in Guangdong. We’d love to explore it one day! 😊
We just added a bunch of new foods to our "to try" list! The chicken rice bun looked very interesting
Yeah, we barely scratched the surface, but there is SO much good food!
And it was... interesting, to say the least! 😅
1:50 Nan luo gu xiang = South gong and drum alley, where shops of musical instruments gathered in the past.
well.I found special place for you guys,you guys will definitely surprised abt it😂one is beijing chaoyang liangma river(💯💯💯 reviews),second is 北京首钢园（very large for biking）🌝🌝
only few ppl know abt it.most only know great wall gugong😂
happy late gobble days guys! ❤❤❤❤
Thanks Blinky!!! Hope you had a good one. 🙏🫶
is 11pm in vancouver, and im still watching your vlog about my hometown and procrastinating on my work… hope to have a chance to show you guys around next time
unfortunately many food stalls you ate are not for locals… you need a local to take you to local places!! (lots of locals in a sentence i know)
Just to answer your question on global internet outage - China is top notch for its infrastructures including electricity and internet connections. I’ve lived in Beijing until 2010 and visited multiple times these years. The last time where I experienced a power outage was probably 2005😂😂 Even if there were any, it would get fixed within seconds 👌
At the last restaurant in the video, the first dish 京酱肉丝 JingJiangRouSi (which means Beijing Sauce Meat Shreds) the wrap is made from sheets of Tofu curd. The second one 炒饼 ChaoBing, which means stir fried "pancake", it's a Chinese styled pancake which is basically a flour mixture that's pan fried, and usually used for wrapping, or just eating. For the dish Ashley had, they cut the pancake into thin slices along with cabbage, carrots, eggs, etc and kinda resembles fried noodles in a way. 🥰
Wow, that’s super interesting! Everything we tried was delicious! 😊
Cute couple, great bgm ❤
Thank you! 😊
Can’t wait to see your videos ! So nice you guys already tried so many things in Beijing. As a vegetarian, I haven’t ate those food for years , but they look really good in your video, just near South Luogu lane there is North Luogu Lane and Baochao Lane, which I love more, quiet and nice. Wish you have fun in the following days !
12月底请前往哈尔滨看冰雪大世界❤
We would LOVE to! 🥰
@mikeandashley去哈尔滨要多穿点衣服
Nice quality videos guys, when you guys go to forbidden city you will see doornails on palace gates, doornails pie named after that.
Welcome to China❤ glad to see you guys enjoy so much in Beijing. If you guys love giant pandas, tea culture and hot pot, then welcome to my hometown Chengdu🥳🥳
We can't wait to visit Chengdu! Please give any recommendations of places to visit! 🫶🫶
The tortoise jelly IS actually what it says. It's made with medicinal herb and tortoise shells, which is high in gelatin. The jelly is bitter, but usually served with sweet toppings.
Oh, interesting! We rescued a turtle when we first started dating. He was the coolest, most quirky little dude. 😅
Welcome to China.🎉🎉🎉🎉eat eat eat
Thank you! 🥰
hao chi is delicious 😊😊 Food portions are generally bigger in the northern regions of China.
That's great to know! Thanks so much. 🥰
@@mikeandashleyanother great video but seems like no duck in this vlog 😂😂
We tried, but the wait time were three hours when we went. 😭 Hopefully next time!
@mikeandashley apparently yunnan is better for it...also apparently nanjing is the origin 😂😂
Bing, which loosely translate to flatbread or pancake, is one of the important carb portion of the meal. The thin unfermented one is like tortilla. The thicker one on the other hand, is made from cultured wheat flour and can be made as thick as a pancake. Hence the name fried pancake.
Happy Happy นะคะ❤❤❤❤
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The penultimate dish in the video is called Beijing soy sauce shredded pork with dried tofu, made with a sauce unique to Beijing (sweet noodle sauce).AND WELCOME！！
感谢你们拍摄我的国家并分享给更多美国的朋友们。
It's shredded pancake sauteed with cabbage, this restaurant is very down to earth, the dishes are regular family dishes. But it's a pity that you missed Xiaolongxia(small lobsters) in Gui Jie, because it's what this street is most famous for! And the reason why the restaurants on this street look so quiet is because you came too early in the evening, they usually get busy after 11pm.
Ah! That explains it! Yea, we typically don’t stay up that late. 😅😅😅 Perhaps we’ll shift our schedule when we return to China and wake up a bit later and stay up later so we can experience the REAL nightlife.
好喝 hǎohē is for drinks, as in tasty, and 好吃 hàochī is for food, as in delicious.
Thanks for letting us know! We're trying to learn as much of the language as we can in a short amount off time. 😊
你们俩用筷子用得很好😊
Thank you! We spent the last two years in Southeast Asia, so using chopsticks feels more familiar to us than a knife and fork at this point. 🤣
到内蒙古我请你吃羊肉，我是一个来自内蒙古的牧场主😊
我是苏州的，我也想吃你家烤羊🤣
Thank you so much! We would love to visit Inner Mongolia. 😊
@@wenluo6617 来呗
@@mikeandashley欢迎随时到访😊
Rickshaws are much more expensive than taxis. Rickshaws in China are not passenger vehicles, but sightseeing vehicles in China, so they are very expensive.
Welcome to my hometown,Beijing.The drum tower and bell tower that you see often appear together in traditional Chinese cities.Before the Middle Ages,the ringing of the bell in the morning would signal the opening of the city gates;the beating of the drum in the evening would signal the closing of the city gates.This is known in Chinese as"morning bells and evening drums."The DeSheng Men Arrow Tower,which means"Victory through Virtue"in Chinese,was the departure point for armies to resist the attacks of nomadic tribes in the past.This also reflects the Chinese culture's obsession with"virtue,"as Confucius believed that morality is the most important thing.Even in the face of hostility,one should try to influence enemies with morality rather than force.Thus,even the gate from which troops marched out to war is called the"Gate of Triumphing through Virtue."
The dish you ordered last was not a pancake,it's called"Jingjiang Shredded Pork."Jingjiang Shredded Pork is typically made by stir-frying pork tenderloin seasoned with sweet bean sauce,and is served with shredded scallions and tofu skin(not pancakes).The tofu skin is used to wrap the shredded pork and scallions,which creates an excellent combination of texture and flavor.This dish is not only very popular in Beijing but also enjoyed by people across the country.
That is so interesting! We love learning about the history of the places we visit. And thanks for clarifying the dish! Beijing has been such an amazing experience. 😊
@@mikeandashley hope you have a nice memory in Beijing
30:00 Apparently the snack street is no longer open unfortunately. I also visited that indoor food court. It’s really cool
Yea, we were bummed! But yea, that food court was such a vibe. I could have stayed there all night! Thanks for watching. 🙏
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That's right! It is necessary to go to restaurants outside the tourist attractions to eat delicious food so as not to make mistakes!
Definitely! 😊
43:00 The yellow wrap is called dried tofu or tofu skin. The sweetness is coming from sweet fermented flour sauce, which is also used in Peking duck dishes.
45:00 This dish is cabbage & shredded wheat flour pancake stir-fry. There maybe shredded pork beaf or egg in it, too.
Thanks for letting us know. Everything was delicious! 😋
Did you guys try Peking duck yet? Please do！ you won’t regret it.
We wish we had, but the restaurants had three hour waits when we went. 😭Hopefully next time!
i'm glad you guys found the donkey meat restaurant, donkey meat is my favorite protein, which is nowhere to be found here in Texas
It was so delicious! Maybe one day it will make it to the States. 😊
Welcome to China. Have a nice trip.
Thank you so much! We had an amazing time! 🥰
Welcome to China !
Thank you so much! 😊
so cute！❤
Thank you! 🥰
Bejing has pandas. You guys can go to the Beijing Zoo to watch pandas. There is actually a celebrity panda, Meng Lan(萌兰), in Beijing zoo, and people waits in long lines to see him.
Aw, we're sorry we missed him! Next time. 🥰
Meng Er is also very cute.
haha I love Voyage Coffee's courtyard! Welcome to Beijing, love your videos! 😃
We love that courtyard too! It was so cute! 🥰
Please say you tried authentic Peiking duck in some later episodes
We very sad to say we didn't. 😭 We tried, but the lines were too long (three hours or more), and we ran out of time. We'll be back though and won't make the same mistake! 😅
love the jazz music
Thanks! 😊
@@mikeandashley Just curious if any of you play Jazz/funk/Blues? great music taste, perfect for the video! and if you have any questions regarding travelling in China, I can help. I grew up there for 18 yrs
很好,你們和商戶也很努力說著彼此的語言🎉🎉
Hey there! Glad you also like Donkey Burger(驴肉火烧). There are types of them, both from our province Hebei. One is from baoding city, with round cake(burger) and juicy donkey meat inside and the other is from cangzhou city, with rectangle cake(burger) and kinda dry meat. Everyone has his choice for sure, personally I prefer the baoding version. What you ate was obvioulsy from cangzhou and glad you enloyed it!
Thank you so much for the information! We'll have to try the Baoding version next time! 😊
As locals, highly recommend you try “炊锅鸡”“Stewed Chicken in a Casserole（of Yunnan style）” with rice, you will thanks me afterwards 😊
I mean in Beijing unless you are planning to visit Yunnan province later
Oh, that sounds delicious! We're always looking for new things to try. 😋
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We will never forget Thailand! It’s like our second home. 🥰🫶
We look forward to returning in a few months!
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The wrapper at 43:25 is dried bean curd. The dish itself is actually not from Sichuan. Instead it is a famous Beijing dish: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jing_Jiang_Rou_Si
That’s amazing. We are happy we were able to try something local, even though we stumbled into a Sichuan place! And interesting, dried bean curd! It was honestly one of my favorite things I’ve eaten in a while. The flavors were so good. Thank you for sharing! 🙏 And thanks for watching our video! ✨
Looks like the "stumpy" chopstick is due to using it upside down. Be careful when you do that since the stumpy part is not necessarily smooth, and you might get stung by splinters. Love your vlogs.
We meant stumpy as in shorter than we were used to. But yeah, these didn't have much of a taper either. 😅
Adorable couple
Thank you! 💕
你们没有去吃北京烤鸭吗！
We tried, but there was a three hour wait everywhere we went. 😭
Prices in Beijing are very high, and if you want to be cheaper, you can go to other cities, which will surprise you
13:57 actually you can find several pandas in Beijing Zoo.
Oh good to know! Maybe we’ll check that out the next time we’re in Beijing. 😊
The luogu in nanluogu xiang means gong and drum, so a full translation would be south gong and drum lane. But that name is a pun in China, the lane actually doesn't have much to do with gong or drum, it's somewhat curvy, somewhat resembling someone with a hunchback, so it was originally known as hunchback lane, or luoguo xiang, but over time, the name warped into the similar sounding luogu xiang, and then it was divided into north and south sections.
Oh, how interesting! Thanks for letting us know. 🥰
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What about my smile?! 😅😂 Thanks for watching!
nooo 簋街 GuiJie does not mean ghost street, actually 簋 means the container for foods in ancient China . it's probably because 簋 has exactly same pronunciation with 鬼 (ghost)， so you guys misunderstood it as ghost street.
Ashley!!I love youuuuuu
Aw, thank you! 🥰❤️🫶
Your videos are so good. It was very atmospheric and I subscribed immediately. I am a Cantonese, and you are welcome to come to Guangdong and try our food. Guangdong has special morning tea、dim sum and many beautiful scenery. I fully understand the troubles foreigners have when facing the Chinese language, which hinders the willingness of many travelers to come to China. In this vast land, we Chinese can live happily for a lifetime without learning English. Of course, there are many reasons for this. If there is no language barrier, I believe you will find more surprises on your journey! Like I said, language gets in the way of a lot of fun😍（The above is Google Translate）
I have been missing my donkey burgers everyday…so good, I can eat them daily.😂
They're delicious, aren't they?! 🤗
Maybe what you guys should do is to get some recommendations from the locals online for foodies places where locals go, because touristy places are usually more expensive and less authentic.
-The details verifications on alipay is to verify the details on your id/passport and having a local phone number helps. The china authority has made it very easy and straight forward to obtain a temporary sum card.
Thanks for the tip! In an upcoming video, we visit a hot pot restaurant recommended by a friend we made in Beijing-it was amazing! We try to be mindful about showing people on camera to respect their privacy, but we absolutely love connecting with locals and getting their recommendations. 😊
You guys should go to Chongqing...
much bigger than Shanghai or Beijing
We're planning on it! It sounds like it may be a bit overwhelming, but we're excited! 😊
@mikeandashley when you go to Shenzen you can order Starbucks and get it delivered to you at the park by drone
Watching this whilst hungry was not a good idea 😭
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Welcome to my hometown,TaiZhou in Zhejiang province.famous for nian'gao soup,various flavor of wheat pancake,i highly recommend"molded dried vegetable&pork"and"pumpkin&pork"flavor,and the seafood.😂
Thank you for the recommendations! 🥰
Your observation about the QR code and payments. In the UK earlier this year, I forget which store it was, but their POS (point of sale) system went down and they had to close all their stores that day. I can only imagine how much that cost them.
Oof. Yeah, we can't even imagine. I wonder what it would be like in China, where everything seems to revolve around electronics. 🤯
@@mikeandashley 中国的网络设施是完全自主独立的，不受世界其它网络的影响，之前不是有一次世界大断网吗？中国却没有受到任何影响。中国的网络安全做的非常好，是真正的5G，现在正在往5.5G过渡，在很多偏远的农村和山区，都已经被网络覆盖，完全可以放心使用。
There are many snack streets in Beijing. I recommend Qianmen, you will find preserved transitional but also fancy streetviews
Thanks for the recommendation! I think we end up in Qianmen in an upcoming video, but I'll have to check with Mike when we gets home. We went to so many places that its hard to keep up. 😅
@@mikeandashley yeah looking forward to your next video and can't wait to see you two explore more China's cities
"China consumes the #1 beer of everyone of all on the planet" 😁Well, that should've been obvious to myself, Mike, Ashley, and everyone else in the comments. China is only a very recent #2 (the #2 being due to Muslim-afaying) due to India, and also do consider, populations go in order from India, China, USA, Indonesia as 1.4 G, 1.3 G, 3.3 M, 2.4 M as such.
those chicken wings is bulky because its stuffed with minced meat and rice , its not hulk chicken 😂😂
We figure that out eventually, later in this video. 😅😂
Please try all foods about hawthorn and be its best advocate 😂. Supermarkets have hawthorn strips sweet and sour
That sounds delicious! We try hawthorn in an upcoming video and it's now one of our favorite fruits! 🤗
@@mikeandashley When you have eaten spicy food, drinking hawthorn juice will be very comforting and can usually be bought in supermarkets😉
Stuffing a chicken wing with rice😂 probably the weirdest thing I have ever seen 😅
Haha, it was pretty unusual for us as well. 🤣
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try the mangolian style hotpot in beijing... its greatttt
You’ll be excited for our next video! 😉
@@mikeandashley Cheers！I've been to the Chinese cities which most of youtubers'visited. I am in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region now(came here with a little bit ignorant bias lol at the beginning). Knowing its not part of your plan this time but I personally recommend you a traveling route Gansu to Xinjiang, you gonna love it, the culture/the nature is obsolutely amazine and its totally different from other parts of China. Anyway, thanks for reply, I wish you guys enjoy your journey, stay safe and all the best.
have u guys had issues with wechat or alipay?
Not once we figured out how to verify our identity. Once we set it up properly, it was so convenient! 😊